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An unexpected Socialist majority: the 2022 Portuguese general elections
No full textPublished online first June 2022The Portuguese elections of early 2022 took place during the most severe wave of COVID-19 infections in Portugal. Nevertheless, the pandemic was not the most important issue in the campaign. Although opinion polls forecast a narrow election, the Socialists gained their second absolute majority in history. The electoral results marked a breakthrough for the radical right and Liberals. Every other traditional party had its worst electoral night in democratic history. The Christian Democrats and the Greens ended up exiting the parliament. The 2022 general elections saw the Socialists rise to dominance and the end of the Portuguese exceptionalism in keeping the radical right at arm’s length.N/
Radical right advance and party system change: the 2024 Portuguese snap elections
No full textThe 2024 general elections triggered an unprecedented shift in the Portuguese party system. The radical right skyrocketed from 12 to 50 MPs precisely as the country celebrated 50 years since the overthrow of a right-wing dictatorship. Corruption scandals prompted snap elections, but the main parties experienced some of their worst results in history. The centre-right witnessed a bittersweet and narrow victory, and in the resounding defeat of the centre-left there is more than meets the eye. The closely contested election was marked by the radical right’s breakthrough and the breakdown of the de facto two-party system. The driving force behind this party system change seems to be the supply side of party competition. Despite government formation remaining within the realm of conventional formulas, it is unclear whether the cordon sanitaire between mainstream and radical right will falter or damage the chances of executive survivalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A produção académica em Portugal
No full textO estudo sistemático da história das ciências sociais e, mais concretamente,
da Ciência Política (CP), tornou-se um empreendimento
relevante que permite mapear e entender a sua história, identificar
as suas características presentes e retirar ilações para o futuro (Easton,
Gunnell e Graziano 1991; Finiter 1983; Lasswell 2017; Schram e
Caterino 2006). Dada a sua importância, o estudo da historiografia da
disciplina foi considerado como um fim em si mesmo, como a criação
do comité (International Committee for the Study of the Development
of Political Science) dedicado ao seu estudo na Associação
Internacional de Ciência Política (IPSA) atesta. No plano nacional,
diversos autores têm contribuído para este debate através do estudo
da evolução e consolidação da CP em Portugal (Camerlo e Terra
2018; Lopes et al. 2023; Stock 1991; Vaz-Pinto et al. 2015).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A produção académica em Portugal
No full textO estudo sistemático da história das ciências sociais e, mais concretamente,
da Ciência Política (CP), tornou-se um empreendimento
relevante que permite mapear e entender a sua história, identificar
as suas características presentes e retirar ilações para o futuro (Easton,
Gunnell e Graziano 1991; Finiter 1983; Lasswell 2017; Schram e
Caterino 2006). Dada a sua importância, o estudo da historiografia da
disciplina foi considerado como um fim em si mesmo, como a criação
do comité (International Committee for the Study of the Development
of Political Science) dedicado ao seu estudo na Associação
Internacional de Ciência Política (IPSA) atesta. No plano nacional,
diversos autores têm contribuído para este debate através do estudo
da evolução e consolidação da CP em Portugal (Camerlo e Terra
2018; Lopes et al. 2023; Stock 1991; Vaz-Pinto et al. 2015).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Until another party do us part? Party members’ electoral disloyalty in Portugal
No full textThis article investigates whether and why party members sometimes vote for other parties. Although often taken as parties’ most loyal voters, recent evidence suggests that members’ vote is not unconditional. Using novel survey data from Portugal, we examine rates of defection by members, test the validity of existing explanations and assess the extent to which traditional theories of party membership can account for such behavior. We argue that ideological incongruence, satisfaction with intra-party functioning, incentive structure and party activism play a key role in explaining why a member casts a vote for another party while maintaining a formal connection with their own party. Findings support the impact of internal discontentment and engagement in party activities, as well as instrumental motivations for members of smaller parties. We also explore how motivations relate to strategic considerations in driving defection. Results differ across parties, suggesting the importance of of party models and legacy. They have important implications for party membership and mobilization, as well as for future research on membership decline and the consequences of party cohesion and factionalism.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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